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Term ends Feb 12, 2031 · From the USPTO record

Named at grant Graff Breeding A/S · find this owner
Filed Nov 30, 2010 as application 12/927,927 · Granted Sep 25, 2012
Base term plus 74 days of patent term adjustment (USPTO delay)
Today
20 years from filing
2010 2031
Clock starts
Nov 30, 2010
Term ends
Feb 12, 2031
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
base term patent term adjustment Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
74
Days of term adjustment
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None
Terminal disclaimer
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20 years from filing
Base term
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Step Input Date after this step Confidence
Base term, 20 years from filingClock starts Nov 30, 2010, when this application, 12/927,927, was filedNov 30, 2030High confidence
Continuity chainEvery parent in the chain resolvedno changeHigh confidence
Patent term adjustment+74 days, USPTO patent term adjustment recordFeb 12, 2031High confidence
Terminal disclaimer capNone on recordno cap appliedHigh confidence
Patent term extensionNone on fileno changeHigh confidence
Computed term endThe steps above, in orderFeb 12, 2031From the USPTO record

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